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The Longest Night (Season 5, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy

Del, Rodney, and Albert are mistakenly apprehended as shoplifters by an overzealous security guard at the Top Buy Supermarket. And things get worse when they're taken to the manager's office and realise that they've lost their receipt for ...See moreDel, Rodney, and Albert are mistakenly apprehended as shoplifters by an overzealous security guard at the Top Buy Supermarket. And things get worse when they're taken to the manager's office and realise that they've lost their receipt for the goods. Shortly after, Tom the security guard brings a cocky shoplifter, Lennox Gilbey, into the manager's office, where he promptly pulls out a gun and demands money from the safe. Unluckily for Lennox the safe is on a time-lock and due to the dodgy watch he's wearing, he's 15 minutes later than he planned - and the safe doesn't open until 8am the next morning. After being held hostage throughout the night, Del realises that he sold the dodgy watch to Lennox, and that he also knew him as a kid. By preying on his guilty conscience, Del persuades Lennox to reveal that the plan was hatched by Tom and the supermarket manager to get at the £60,000 stored in the safe. The three accomplices beg Del not to go to the police, and instead, he arranges for Lennox to get a job as security guard at the supermarket after Tom's retirement, and then makes sure he wins a £1,000 prize as the millionth customer in the store. Written by Rune Thandy See less
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John Sullivan (written by)
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Updated Sep 14, 1986

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Sep 14, 1986 (United Kingdom)
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8 cast members
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David Jason
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter   See fewer
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Rodney Trotter Rodney Trotter   See fewer
Buster Merryfield
Uncle Albert Trotter Uncle Albert Trotter   See fewer
John Bardon
Tom Clarke Tom Clarke   See fewer
Max Harvey
Mr. Peterson Mr. Peterson   See fewer
Vas Blackwood
Lennox Gilbey Lennox Gilbey   See fewer
Jeanne Mockford
Woman in kiosk Woman in kiosk   See fewer
Catherine Clarke
Sheila, Checkout Girl Sheila, Checkout Girl   See fewer
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